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Title: Fracture (2007)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Ted Crawford | |
| Ryan Gosling | ... | Willy Beachum | |
| David Strathairn | ... | DA Joe Lobruto | |
| Rosamund Pike | ... | Nikki Gardner | |
| Embeth Davidtz | ... | Jennifer Crawford | |
| Billy Burke | ... | Lt. Rob Nunally | |
| Cliff Curtis | ... | Detective Flores | |
| Fiona Shaw | ... | Judge Robinson | |
| Bob Gunton | ... | Judge Gardner | |
| Josh Stamberg | ... | Norman Foster | |
| Xander Berkeley | ... | Judge Moran | |
| Zoe Kazan | ... | Mona | |
| Judith Scott | ... | Resident | |
| Gary Carlos Cervantes | ... | Ciro (as Carlos Cervantes) | |
| Petrea Burchard | ... | Dr. Marion Kang | |
Wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous Ted Crawford, a structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife and entraps her lover. He signs a confession; at the arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot who's soon to join a fancy civil-law firm, told by everyone it's an open and shut case. Crawford sees Beachum's weakness, the hairline fracture of his character: Willy's a winner. The engineer sets in motion a clockwork crime with all the objects moving in ways he predicts. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, and Rosamund Pike star in "Fracture," a 2007 film directed by Gregory Hobbitt.
I only have one complaint about this film, which is that I had eye strain because it was so dark throughout. I'm not talking about the atmosphere, which yes, was dark, but most of this film was done in darkness.
Nevertheless, it is a very effective modern noir. Hopkins plays a man who knows his wife is cheating on him and kills her. Then he confesses. A young, ambitious assistant DA, Willy Beachum (Gosling) is talked into taking the case, an apparent slam dunk, even though he's about to take a job with a huge corporate law firm. Unfortunately, it's not the slam dunk he thinks, and before he knows it, he's been disgraced in court and his new job is on the line. Desperate, Willy begs his boss (Strathairn) to see it through.
Great story, very clever, with Hopkins and Gosling playing an effective cat and mouse game throughout. I'd hate to have to act opposite Anthony Hopkins unless my name was Emma Thompson, but Hopkins underplays this beautifully, and he and Gosling make a very effective team. With both men, it's almost as if one can read his thoughts as Hopkins gives a half smile and Gosling stares and sets his jaw.
Though this story is about the conflict between two massive egos who always win, the underlying mystery is excellent as well.
If you like this kind of film, and I do, don't miss this one.